{"id":15483,"date":"2016-11-03T15:55:23","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T19:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=15483"},"modified":"2016-11-03T16:05:21","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T20:05:21","slug":"on-stage-joshua-radin-sings-from-the-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=15483","title":{"rendered":"On Stage: Joshua Radin sings from the heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"p1\"><i>Also<\/i><em>: Beat the election blues with some bluegrass<\/em><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>By Denny Dyroff<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Staff Writer<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2329\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/joshua-radin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2329\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2329\" src=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/joshua-radin-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Joshua Radin\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joshua Radin<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Joshua Radin, a singer-songwriter who writes songs that are heartfelt, sincere and emotionally touching, released his most recent album early in 2015 and toured the world in support of the disc. Then, he embarked on his first-ever solo acoustic tour last fall \u2013 a tour that brought him to the Sellersville Theater on Halloween night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Now, Radin has a new tour and a new album. The tour is now and the album is a few months away from its official release date. Radin\u2019s tour will visit the area for a show November 3 at the TLA (334 South Street, Philadelphia, 215-922-1011, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livenation.com\/venues\/14272\/theatre-of-living-arts\"><span class=\"s2\">http:\/\/www.livenation.com\/venues\/14272\/theatre-of-living-arts<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThis time, I\u2019m touring with a three-piece band, \u201csaid Radin, during a phone interview Tuesday from a tour stop in Burlington, Vermont. \u201cMy new album is titled \u2018The fall\u2019 and it will be released on January 27. It\u2019s available for pre-order now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Fans who are anxious to hear Radin\u2019s new music have a few options. His song \u201cHigh and Low\u201d from the new record can be heard at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LbTxOhA0Qa4\"><span class=\"s3\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LbTxOhA0Qa4<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI\u2019ll be playing a few songs now from \u2018The Fall\u2019 in my shows on this tour,\u201d said Radin. \u201cAs the tour goes on, I\u2019ll incorporate one or two more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Many listeners are probably familiar with Radin\u2019s music &#8212; even if they are not aware of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Radin\u2019s songs have been used on television series such as \u201cScrubs,\u201d \u201cGrey\u2019s Anatomy,\u201d \u201cBrothers and Sisters,\u201d \u201cAmerican Idol,\u201d \u201cCougar Town,\u201d \u201cOne Tree Hill\u201d and \u201cHouse M.D.\u201d Radin has been involved with Little Kids Rock (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.littlekidsrock.org\/\"><span class=\"s2\">http:\/\/www.littlekidsrock.org<\/span><\/a>), a national nonprofit that provides music education to schools without music programs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI play songs people come to hear \u2013 going back to my first two albums \u2018We Were Here\u2019 and \u2018Simple Times\u2019,\u201d said Radin. \u201cA lot of people found out about me with those albums because here were songs that had a lot of TV exposure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI\u2019m lucky eno8ugh to have a core fan base that sticks with me. Fans tell me I have songs that they fell in love to and songs that they got married to. My live show is a smattering from every album \u2013 kind of like \u2018greatest hits\u2019 even though I don\u2019t have any greatest hits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI put all my creative focus into writing and performing good songs. This is my seventh album but I don\u2019t think my songwriting has changed that much with regard to sound. I do hope that my lyrics haver improved. I\u2019m still trying to develop more as a stortyteller. But, I still write what I\u2019m familiar with.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI\u2019m pretty proud of this album. It\u2019s the first time I self-produced an album. I recorded it over five days. I knew what I wanted to do and I held the reins. I cut the album at Sunset Sound Studio in L.A. \u2013 three days recording and then a couple days doing overdubs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe songs are pretty much about a relationship I had with this one lady \u2013 the fall of innocence. It\u2019s really just journal entries. Writing it was very cathartic \u2013 and it\u2019s cathartic to play the songs live. It\u2019s my therapy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s4\">Video link for Joshua Radin \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IezSDHC0v9o?t=2\"><span class=\"s5\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/IezSDHC0v9o?t=2<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The show on November 3 at the TLA, which has Good Old War, Tim Williams as opening acts, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets for show are $33.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2330\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/doyle-bramhall-II.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2330\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2330\" src=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/doyle-bramhall-II-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"Doyle Bramhall II\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Doyle Bramhall II<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Just over a month ago, Concord Records released singer-songwriter-guitarist\u00a0Doyle Bramhall II\u2019s latest album\u00a0\u201cRich Man\u201d and now Bramhall is on the road touring in support of his new disc. The tour will bring him to the Ardmore Music Hall (23 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, 610-649-8389,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ardmoremusic.com\/\"><span class=\"s6\">www.ardmoremusic.com<\/span><\/a>) on November 4.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Bramhall released his first solo album \u201cBird Nest on the Ground\u201d in 1994 and only a few more since then. But, the versatile veteran has made his name by playing on well over 100 albums by many of the world\u2019s top artists, including Elton John, Jerry Lee Lewis, Eric Clapton, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Willie Nelson, Roger Waters, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, B.B. King,\u00a0T-Bone Burnett,\u00a0Buddy Guy, Sheryl Crow, Gary Clark Jr.,\u00a0Gregg Allman,\u00a0Dr. John,\u00a0Allen Toussaint, Billy Preston,\u00a0Erykah Badu,\u00a0Questlove\u00a0and\u00a0Meshell Ndegeocello.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI started making \u2018Rich Man\u2019 about a year-and-a-half ago,\u201d said Bramhall, during a phone interview Tuesday from a tour stop in Annapolis, Maryland. \u201cI produced the album and it was co-produced by Woody Jackson, Andy Taub, Adam Minkoff and Michael Harris<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI used a few different studios. I started at Vox Recording Studio in L.A. with producer Woody Jackson as co-producer. That\u2019s the oldest private studio in the world. Then, I moved to Brooklyn and worked with Andy Taub at Brooklyn Recording Studios. He was aguy I had heard about from Woody and Michael. Then, Cian Riordan mixed the album.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI had stockpiled a lot of songs over the years when I was working with other artists like Eric Clapton and Derek Trucks. But, I didn\u2019t use thgose songs. When I started this record, I wanted to start right at that moment because it is where I am in real time. I had a few ideas \u2013 verses and choruses \u2013 but nothing finished. I knew I was going to be able to use a lot of great musicians who would do justice to any kind of music I wanted to do. Within a couple weeks I had about nine songs recorded. About two-thirds of the way through, I started working on the lyrics. Lyrics are really important \u2013 more now than ever before in my life. Lyrics make songs last.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cMyself, I\u2019m more of a music person listening to sound and message. Women always seem to listen to lyrics first. In order to have longevity to your music, it helps to have a message or tell a story.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">According to Bramhall, his desired sound is \u201cnot one\u00a0thing\u00a0stylistically, but\u00a0an amalgam of lot of influences\u00a0that come out of my life experiences and travels\u2014and what I\u2019m affected and inspired by.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cRich Man\u201d is an engaging album that touches on a lot of topics and features a variety of different musical styles. One track even has a vibe of North Indian classical music \u2013 complete with instrumentals by Ustad Surjeet Singh, an Indian musician playing the sarangi (a violin-like instrument from India).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe variety of music on the album just comes from the way I live my life,\u201d said Bramhall. \u201cI travel so much and I\u2019ve played in so many different countries. I love all styles of music. For example, I really like Sufi music. I\u2019ve spent a lot of time immersing myself in music from all over the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI\u2019m touring with a four-piece band. I\u2019m playing all the songs except two from the new album. It\u2019s challenging to play some of them live with a four-piece because some of the recordings have 60 tracks on them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cBut, we do a good job. I have a great band \u2013 Ted Pecchio on bass, Anthony Cole on drums and tenor sax, Adam Minkhoff on keys, guitar, strings and horns. I play guitar and sing lead but all the guys in the band are lead singers too.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Video link for Doyle Bramhall II \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WBzmXN8XBxw?t=4\"><span class=\"s6\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/WBzmXN8XBxw?t=4<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The show in Ardmore, which also features the Eric Krasno Band, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $23.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Other upcoming shows at the Ardmore Music Hall are The Motet and Swift Technique on November 3 and Toots and the Maytals on November 5.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2331\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/john-jorgenson-bluegrass-band.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2331\" class=\"wp-image-2331 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/john-jorgenson-bluegrass-band-300x210.png\" alt=\"John Jorgenson\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Another area show on November 4 will feature a veteran musician who has a successful solo career and a history of performing with many of the top artists in the rock, folk, jazz and bluegrass worlds \u2013 John Jorgenson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Jorgenson will bring the John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band (J2B2) to the Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.st94.com\/\"><span class=\"s6\">www.st94.com<\/span><\/a>) and treat the fans to an evening of bluegrass and Americana tunes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Jorgenson, a music virtuoso known for his blistering guitar and mandolin licks and mastery of a broad musical palette, has earned a reputation as a world class musician, as evidenced by his collaborations with Earl Scruggs, Bonnie Raitt, Elton John, Luciano Pavarotti, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, The Byrds, Johnny Cash, Bob Seger, Willie Nelson and many others. Jorgenson is the versatile leader of the John Jorgenson Quintet, John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band, and John Jorgenson Electric Band.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In addition to acoustic and electric guitars, he is also regularly featured on the saxophone, clarinet, bouzouki, pedal steel, mandolin, vocals and has garnered recognition for contributing to numerous platinum-selling and GRAMMY-winning albums. One of the elite Gypsy Jazz players in the world, Jorgenson portrayed Django Reinhardt in the Hollywood feature film \u201cHead In The Clouds.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">His most recent album is \u201cDivertuoso,\u201d a three-CD box set on Cleopatra Records featuring three of Jorgenson\u2019s band configurations (gypsy jazz, bluegrass and electric).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">With 40 tracks overall, \u201cDivertuoso\u201d is a showcase for Jorgenson\u2019s versatility as a songwriter and musician. In addition to electric and acoustic guitar, Jorgenson plays a variety of instruments on the trio of albums including mandolin, bouzouki, clarinet, mandocello, soprano sax, bass, Hammond organ, bassoon, keyboards, percussion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cReturning\u201d is an album of gypsy jazz performed by the John Jorgenson Quintet. \u201cFrom The Crow\u2019s Nest\u201d features bluegrass supergroup J2B2 and was recorded at Sheryl Crow\u2019s home barn studio in Nashville. \u201cGifts From The Flood\u201d is a John Jorgenson solo electric record.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe triple album came out last October,\u201d said Jorgenson, during a phone interview Wednesday from his home in Ventura, California.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt is a good representation of all three of my bands. There have been a couple festivals where I played with two of my bands and there was one called Guitar World Festival where I performed with all three. My electric band plays more in Europe \u2013 Italy, Holland, Germany and Switzerland. I play with my bluegrass and gypsy jazz bands quite a bit in America.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe three albums weren\u2019t necessarily related but they were created at the same time. I thought \u2013 here is a wide assortment of my musicality. It seemed like a good idea to put all three together. I bring the box set to sell on my tours. I\u2019ll be touring with one act and fans of that style reach out and buy it even if they\u2019re not familiar with my other styles. Actually, more people are buying it than I would have ever expected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cMy sensibility goes through all different styles. Some people say \u2013 I don\u2019t like gypsy jazz but I like this album or that they don\u2019t like bluegrass but they like what I\u2019m doing. People can just get into the songs themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cInterest in gypsy jazz and the music of Django Reinhardt keeps growing. There was a huge spurt from 2000-2006. It really exploded. Nothngcan sustain like that but it does keep growing steadily. I see more young people playing in that style. Gypsy music is passed down in Europe like bluegrass is in America \u2013 music that is played around campfires.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">At Sellersville, the show will be all bluegrass. J2B2 is an all-star bluegrass supergroup featuring four legendary, award-winning musicians \u2013 John Jorgenson on acoustic guitar, mandolin and vocals; Herb Pedersen on banjo, acoustic guitar and vocals; Mark Fain on bass; and Patrick Sauber on acoustic guitar and vocals. finest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Jorgenson and Pedersen are founders (with Chris Hillman) of the formative country rock group Desert Rose Band. After working as a freelance musician in Southern California, Jorgenson met Hillman (formerly with the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers) and soon formed the Desert Rose Band. In 1990, Jorgenson went on to found the Hellecasters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Pedersen was a member of legendary bluegrass band The Dillards as well as bluegrass super-group Old and In the Way. A sought-after singer and musician, he has worked with such music legends as Chris Hillman, Earl Scruggs, Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, Tony Rice, Dan Fogelberg, Stephen Stills, Linda Ronstadt, Kris Kristofferson, John Prine, Jackson Browne and John Denver.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Mark Fain toured and recorded as bass player for Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for 13 years. He\u2019s toured and recorded with the Dixie Chicks, Alan Jackson, Travis Tritt, Dwight Yoakam, Allison Krauss and Dolly Parton, as well as producing many artists in jazz, country, bluegrass and gospel genres.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Patrick Sauber is a multi-instrumentalist who has quickly made a name for himself in the world of bluegrass and old time music. Equally adept on guitar, mandolin and banjo, Sauber has toured with Peter Rowan and Laurie Lewis and appeared on screen in \u201cThe Mighty Wind.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe\u2019ll be playing a lot of songs from the \u2018From the Crow\u2019s Nest\u2019 album,\u201d said Jorgenson. \u201cWe\u2019ll also be playing a bunch of our songs that haven\u2019t been recorded yet and a couple traditional tunes. It will definitely be a good selection of songs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Video link for John Jorgenson &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9Q0q_s5aSlg?t=5\"><span class=\"s6\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/9Q0q_s5aSlg?t=5<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The show in Sellersville will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 and $40.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Other upcoming shows at the Sellersville Theater are Amy Helm &amp; the Handsome Strangers on November 3, Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company on November 5, Samantha Fish on November 6 and Griffin House on November 9.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2332\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/kero-kero-bonito.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2332\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2332\" src=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/kero-kero-bonito-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Kero Kero Bonito\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kero Kero Bonito<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On November 4, there will be a show at Coda (1712 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 267- 639-4630, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.codaphilly.com\/\"><span class=\"s6\">http:\/\/www.codaphilly.com\/<\/span><\/a>) that is about as far away from traditional Americana music as you can get \u2013 a show headlined by Kero Kero Bonito.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Kero Kero Bonito is band from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/London\"><span class=\"s3\">London<\/span><\/a>, England featuring vocalist Sarah Midori Perry, producer Gus Lobban, and producer Jamie Bulled. The trio just released its new album \u201cBonito Gentleman\u201d on October 21 via Double Denim Records. The three Londoners have been making music together since 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Lobban and Bulled grew up in the suburbs south of London and went to school together. They wanted to work with someone who could speak Japanese and posted an advertisement on MixB, an online bulletin board for Japanese expatriates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In January 2013, Perry saw an advert for a rapper on an internet bulletin board. She applied and Lobban and Bulled decided to use her for their musical project. Perry\u2019s mother is from Japan and her father is from England so she is truly bi-cultural and bilingual.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI was born in Nagoya, Japan,\u201d said Perry, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon from a tour stop in New York City. \u201cI grew up in Hokkaido, an island in northern Japan where it snows half the year. Oar family moved to the U.K. when I was in middle school.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The other two band members grew up in England\u2019s capital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cMe and Jamie have been friends since school days,\u201d said Lobban \u201cWe were making music together and we wanted a vocalist. So, we put an ad on GumTree. Then, a friend of ours put our ad up on MixB &#8212; an internet bulletin board for Japanese.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Perry said, \u201cI used to check the bulletin board because there were always interesting things on it \u2013 work on a personal cruise ship, braid someone\u2019s hair. There were lots of really interesting things that caught my attention.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Lobban said, \u201cWe got along really well right from the start. It turned out that we had been to the same concert a few days before we met \u2013 a show in London by Toquiwa. It was fate that we came together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe started working on original material not long after we met. We worked on a mixtape called \u2018Intro Bonito\u2019 that was released in September 2013. Then, it got picked up by Double Denim and they re-released it in the summer of 2014. It was a 15-track tape that was very minimalist \u2013 influenced by early digital dancehall.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The band contributed \u201cFlamingo\u201d to Ryan Hemsworth\u2019s compilation EP \u201cshh#ffb6c1.\u201d In September 2014, Kero Kero Bonito released \u201cBonito Recycling,\u201d a compilation of \u201cIntro Bonito\u201d remixes by artists including Danny L Harle and Spazzkid.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Prior to making the new album, Kero Kero Bonito released a steady stream of lively, danceable singles \u2013 \u201cWhy Aren&#8217;t You Dancing?,\u201d \u201cBuild It Up,\u201d \u201cPocket Crocodile,\u201d \u201cSick Beat,\u201d \u201cSmall Town,\u201d \u201cPicture This,\u201d \u201cPark Song,\u201d \u201cChicken,\u201d \u201cLipslap,\u201d \u201cBreak,\u201d \u201cGraduation\u201d and the recently-released \u201cTrampoline.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe started working on the album last November,\u201d said Perry. \u201cThe whole thing was done in our bedrooms on LogicPro.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Lobban said, \u201cWe finished the album at the end of August and then a friend of mine let me use his studio to mix it. It was pretty hardcore. I needed a week or two to get it in perspective.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Video link for Kero Kero Bonito &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9Qmwsg2pyEc?t=4\"><span class=\"s6\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/9Qmwsg2pyEc?t=4<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The show at Coda will start at 10 p.m. Tickets are $12.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Another interesting concert on November 4 will take place here in Chester County when Steep Canyon Rangers perform in concert at West Chester University\u2019s Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall (South High Street, West Chester, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcupa.edu\/oca\/wcuLive\/currentSeason.aspx\"><span class=\"s6\">https:\/\/www.wcupa.edu\/oca\/wcuLive\/currentSeason.aspx<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2333\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/steep-canyon-rangers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2333\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2333\" src=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/steep-canyon-rangers-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Canyon Rangers\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steep Canyon Rangers<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Together now for more than 15 years, the Steep Canyon Rangers have become one of America\u2019s best young bluegrass bands. The North Carolina-based group includes Woody Platt (guitar, lead vocals), Graham Sharp (banjo, lead and harmony vocals), Mike Guggino (mandolin, harmony vocals), Charles R. Humphrey III (bass), Nicky Sanders (fiddle) and Mike Ashworth (cajon drums).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Grammy award-winning band\u2019s most recent album, \u201cRADIO,\u201d which was produced by Jerry Douglas, was released on Rounder Records.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe\u2019ve been writing songs for years leading up to this release,\u201d said Guggino, during a recent phone interview. \u201cThe primary songwriters are Graham and Charles. They write a lot of songs when we\u2019re on the road and then we work on them while we\u2019re on tour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI swear, as soon as we put out a record, they start writing new songs. There\u2019s always a lot of material to work with &#8212; a lot of tunes. Some songs we\u2019ll play live for a while before we record them. We definitely arrange all the songs as a band.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cRADIO,\u201d the band\u2019s ninth studio album, was recorded with Douglas at Asheville, NC\u2019s Echo Mountain Recording Studio. The album features 12 all-original bluegrass\/Americana tracks &#8212; most of which were written by Sharp with Humphrey, Platt and Guggino composing the rest in varying degrees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019ve been together for 16 years,\u201d said Guggino. \u201cWe were all friends in college at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. We were a typical bar band and then we stayed together and kept it going. We all fell in love with bluegrass during our college years. We bought (bluegrass) instruments and started to learn to play them. We all graduated in 2001 and nobody had a plan other than playing music. So, we moved to a house in Asheville (N.C.).\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Living in western Carolina allowed the Steep Canyon Rangers to hone their skills as bluegrass musicians.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe were so green at first,\u201d said Guggino. \u201cWe signed with Rebel Records in the mid-2000s and that got our music out to the bluegrass audience. We played bluegrass festivals for many years \u2014 and still do a few each year. More of the festivals we play now are Americana or folk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe cool thing about bluegrass is that it appeals to a wide variety of audiences and age groups. On any given weekend, we might play Friday night at a rock club and then the next night for a retirement age audience. Our music appeals to a big range of listeners. It\u2019s acoustic so it doesn\u2019t scare away older listeners. And, the younger audiences like the energy. It\u2019s fast-paced music that gets people dancing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Steep Canyon Rangers have found their niche but it took years of refining their sound.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cOur music has evolved greatly,\u201d said Guggino. \u201cAt first, we came at it in a very non-traditional way. Later, we studied traditional bluegrass \u2014 artists such as Bill Monroe and Flatt &amp; Scruggs. As years go on, we\u2019ve gotten away from the traditional sound. Our previous album, \u2018Tell The Ones I Love,\u2019 was the first one with drums.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Released in September 2013, \u201cTell The Ones I Love\u201d was their third album for Rounder Records. The same record label also released \u201cSteve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell LIVE\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Steve Martin played banjo along with the Steep Canyon Rangers\u00a0in 2009 on a\u00a0broadcast of \u201cA Prairie Home Companion,\u201d\u00a0and continued playing with the band on selected dates, including\u00a0the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in San Francisco\u00a0and\u00a0Carnegie Hall in New York. He\u00a0also travelled with the band to\u00a0England for a performance on the radio show \u201cLater with Jools Holland.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cSteve Martin had a great effect on our success,\u201d said Guggino. \u201cHe put our music out there. We got to play big venues and perform on TV shows. We played a lot with Steve Martin and Edie Brickell. Steve is a funny comedian but he\u2019s also a serious banjo player.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Video link for Steep Canyon Rangers \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XU_qshIQtV4?t=5\"><span class=\"s6\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/XU_qshIQtV4?t=5<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The show at West Chester University will start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets prices are &#8212; Orchestra: Adults $20, Seniors\/Students $15; Balcony: Adults $17, Seniors\/Students $13.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Candlelight Theatre (2208 Millers Road, Arden, Delaware,\u00a0302- 475-2313,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.candlelighttheatredelaware.org\/\"><span class=\"s6\">www.candlelighttheatredelaware.org<\/span><\/a>) just finished its run of \u201cHairspray\u201d last weekend and will open its holiday show in a few weeks. This weekend, the comfortable dinner theater will ghost a pair of special events.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On November 5, the theater will present \u201cJust Drag! Rock n\u2019 the Country.\u201d The show, which will be hosted by Karen Murdock, will feature Anita Mann and Karyn Thomas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The event\u2019s MC will be Matt Allen and the lively entertainment will be provided by a talented group of Candlelight performers &#8212; Lyndsay Equality Mauck, Kaylan\u00a0Wetzel, Cindy Zern,\u00a0Jodi L Swartz McLane, Erik McLane, Renee Grant,\u00a0Jameson Challenger, Clayton Stacey, Sharon Brown Ruegsegger, Timothy Lamont Lannon, Elisabeth Kersey, Peter Briccotto,\u00a0and Zach DeBevec.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $35 and include a complimentary light fare buffet. There will be a cash bar and plenty of free parking. Show attendees are invited to stay after the performance and meet the cast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/candlelight-theatre-blues-review.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2334 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/candlelight-theatre-blues-review-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"candlelight-theatre-blues-review\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>On November 6 from noon-6 p.m., the Candlelight Theater will host its annual Blues Revue and Silent Auction &#8212; an afternoon of music, dancing, and a silent auction. Tickets are $22 in advance and $25 at the door.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The line-up of blues acts includes Divergent, Gary Cogdell, Steve Cal, Bruce Anthony, Blue Bizness, Vanessa Collier and Rockett 88.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Ticket price includes complimentary roast beef sandwiches and salad. A cash bar is available. The silent auction includes liquor baskets and musical items from the concert\u2019s bands and other local artists.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2335\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/adrian-legg-at-kennett-flash.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2335\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2335\" src=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/adrian-legg-at-kennett-flash-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Adrian Legg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2335\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adrian Legg<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org\/\"><span class=\"s6\">http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org<\/span><\/a>) will have Countdown to Ecstasy on November 4; Birds Over Arkansas, Shane Palko &amp; Friends, and Nik Everett on November 5; Ellis Paul and Kenny Thompson on November 6 and Adrian Legg on November 9.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Steel City Coffee House (203 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, 610-933-4043, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steelcitycoffeehouse.com\/\"><span class=\"s6\">www.steelcitycoffeehouse.com<\/span><\/a>) will host Transistor Radio with Travel Lanes on November 4, and the Odyssey, Dad\u2019s Wardrobe and Katie dale on November 5.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Chaplin\u2019s (66 North Main Street, Spring City, 610-792-4110,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/chaplinslive.com\/\"><span class=\"s6\">http:\/\/chaplinslive.com<\/span><\/a>) will host an \u201cAcoustic Bluegrass Jam\u201d on November 3, Genesis tribute band Trespass on November 5 and an \u201cOpen Mic Night\u201d on November 6.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Burlap &amp; Bean Coffeehouse (204 South Newtown Street Road, Newtown Square, 484-427-4547,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.burlapandbean.com\/\"><span class=\"s6\">www.burlapandbean.com<\/span><\/a>) will present Bethel Steele and Under The Oak on November 3, Jason McGovern and Heather Pierson on November 4, and Rivers and Ryanhood on November 5.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Keswick Theater (291 N. Keswick Avenue, Glenside, 215-572-7650,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.keswicktheatre.com\/\"><span class=\"s3\">www.keswicktheatre.com<\/span><\/a>) presents Incognito featuring Maysa on November 3, The Hooters on November 4 and 5 and Marillion with John Wesley on November 6.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Grand Opera House (818 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-652-5577, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegrandwilmington.org\/\"><span class=\"s6\">www.thegrandwilmington.org<\/span><\/a>) will present Sean Riley\u2019s Sinatra Tribute on November 6 at 2 and 7 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Rainbow Comedy Theatre (3065 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise, 800-292-4301, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rainbowcomedy.com\/\"><span class=\"s3\">http:\/\/www.rainbowcomedy.com<\/span><\/a>) is presenting \u201cGreen Holly &amp; Grey Tomatoes\u201d from November 5-December 28. Matinee performances are every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and selected Saturdays with an 11:30 a.m. lunch and a 1 p.m. curtain. Evening performances are every Friday, Saturday and selected Thursdays with dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the show following at 8 p.m. There will also be \u201cTwilight Performances\u201d on selected Sundays with dinner at 2:30 p.m. and the show at 4 p.m. Ticket prices range from $30-$55.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Also: Beat the election blues with some bluegrass By Denny Dyroff,\u00a0Staff Writer Joshua Radin, a singer-songwriter who writes songs that are heartfelt, sincere and emotionally touching, released his most recent album early in 2015 and toured the world in support of the disc. 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